Responding to yesterday’s election of a new Pope, singer Sinead OConnor tells Channel 4 News the papal office is “anti-Christian” and dismisses the Catholic church as “a house built on sand”.
From Wizard of Oz spoofs to papal emoticons and a fake Hand of God, the arrival of a new Pope sent Twitter into overdrive on Wednesday. Channel 4 News takes a look.
Pope Francis is the first Pope to hail from Latin America. Presenter Jon Snow reports on how proud people in his native country are about his appointment.
Compassionate to single mothers but against gay marriage, open to other faiths but opposed to contraception. Channel 4 News examines the contradictions of the Latin American Pope Francis I.
Jon Snow
No-one is convinced the Vatican Bank, designed to hold the donations and gifts of the faithful, is complying with the highest spiritual and temporal aspirations of Catholic worshippers.
All 115 runners and riders lined up in the paddock of the Basilica to celebrate Mass, all dressed in splendid red and white, writes Jonathan Rugman in Rome.
Jon Snow
The setting for the papal conclave is as stunning as ever, but the spectacle now fails to obscure the difficult questions for the faithful and those who would lead them.
As the quest for a new Pope enters its second day, watch Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow take to the streets of the Vatican City to find out what sort of leader people want.
It will be letting the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics down if this conclave does not choose a pontiff who breathes new life into the institution.
Cardinals hold final discussions on the state of the Roman Catholic church, the day before they seclude themselves from the world to elect a new pontiff.
Male, over 60, conservative. As the college of cardinals prepares to select the next pope, Channel 4 News maps the differences – or similarities – between some of the top contenders.
A week after resigning amid allegations by four men Britain’s most senior catholic Cardinal O’Brien drops his denials and admits sexual misconduct.
“I am no longer the Pope, I am just a pilgrim,” declares Pope Benedict XVI as he leaves Vatican City in a white helicopter and steps down from office.
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a personal final farewell to thousands of people on Wednesday and alludes to the Church’s troubles, saying at times it felt like “God was sleeping”.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor tells Jon Snow he was “very sad” to hear about allegations against Cardinal Keith O’Brien and that the next Pope will continue to “assert the teachings of the church”.